Al-Haqqah
Al-Ĥāqqah
L'inéluctable
سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَـٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ
qu’ [Allah] déchaîna contre eux pendant sept nuits et huit jours consécutifs; tu voyais alors les gens renversés par terre comme des souches de palmiers évidées.
Which He [i.e., Allāh] imposed upon them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so you would see the people therein fallen as if they were hollow trunks of palm trees.
وَٱلْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرْجَآئِهَا ۚ وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمَـٰنِيَةٌ
Et sur ses côtés [se tiendront] les Anges, tandis que huit, ce jour-là, porteront au-dessus d’eux le Trône de ton Seigneur.
And the angels are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَـٰبِيَهْ
Quant à celui à qui on aura remis le Livre en sa main gauche, il dira : "Hélas pour moi ! J’aurai souhaité qu’on ne m’ait pas remis mon livre,
But as for he who is given his record in his left hand, he will say, "Oh, I wish I had not been given my record